119 HRES 104
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party in the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
2025-02-04
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The resolution has a procedural path but no political permission structure; the $749K Whatley opposition spend is a leading indicator that GOP leadership will block floor action to protect vulnerable members from a recorded vote.
Let's count what actually moves. H.Con.Res. 75 has a discharge path locked in by unanimous consent on April 27—Mast or his designee can call it up 'at any time,' previous question ordered, one hour of debate split between Mast and Meeks. That's a privileged resolution with a defined rule. But 'at any time' means 'when the chair chooses,' and the chair has not chosen. That is not accidental. The vote math: a War Powers resolution under 50 U.S.C. 1544(c) requires simple majority in both chambers. In the House, that's 218 if everyone votes. The problem is not the floor count—it's the rule. If Mast calls it up under the existing UC agreement, it gets an hour of debate and a vote. If he doesn't, Democrats need a discharge petition, which requires 218 signatures and weeks of calendar time they don't have. So the probability of floor action is a function of Republican willingness to let it happen, not Democratic intensity. The Whatley spend matters here. WINSENATE dropping $749K against the sitting RNC chair-turned-Senate-candidate in North Carolina is a signal that outside money sees this seat as flippable. If Whatley or other purple-state Republicans face primary/general cross-pressure, leadership may keep the resolution buried to avoid a recorded vote that either alienates anti-war independents or inflames the base. Public statements about 'constitutional responsibility' are noise until someone files the discharge petition or Mast moves the call-up. Right now, neither is happening. Passage probability conditional on floor vote: 55-60% (Democrats united + 3-5 Republican defectors). Conditional on current procedural posture: sub-15%.
2026-07-28
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Advancing American Safety, Strength, and Prosperity in Southeast Asia
Office of the Spokesperson Advancing American Safety, Strength, and Prosperity in Southeast Asia Fact Sheet July 22, 2026 Secretary of State Marco Rubio is on travel to Manila, Philippines, July 21-23 to engage with ASEAN and regional leaders to advance the United States’ vision
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Marco Rubio, Secretary of State Maldives Independence Day Press Statement July 25, 2026 On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of the Maldives as they celebrate their Independence Day. This year marks 60 years of diplomatic relations between the Unit
Read on state.gov →Secretary of Energy Chris Wright Announces First Genesis Mission Projects Selected to Accelerate AI-Driven Scientific Discovery
Nearly 300 projects selected from historic RFA response spanning all 50 states to accelerate breakthroughs in energy, discovery science, and national security.
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NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: D. Adam Candeub, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General. Nicholas Checker, of Wisconsin, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Rwanda. William Gerald Hardy, o
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Office of the Spokesperson United States and Catholic Relief Services Send First Humanitarian Flight to Cuba Under Secretary Rubio’s New $100 Million Assistance Commitment Media Note July 21, 2026 Senior Official for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs, and Religious Freedom
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Marco Rubio, Secretary of State A Call to Action: Addressing the Murillo-Ortega Dictatorship’s Vow to Abolish Elections Press Statement July 21, 2026 Daniel Ortega’s declaration that under his family’s dictatorship Nicaragua will never again hold elections lays bare their true au
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Subject: Actions by the United States in the Investigations under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 of the Acts, Policies, and Practices of 60 Economies Related to the Failure of Each Economy to Impose and Effectively Enfor
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Thomas "Tommy" Pigott, Spokesperson Sanctioning Over 50 Targets Linked to Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación Press Statement July 23, 2026 In a historic action to degrade narco-terrorism, the United States is sanctioning over 50 Mexican individuals and entities linked to Cártel d
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Hybrid sales rise while battery electric sales remain lower after tax credit expiration
In the second quarter of 2026 (2Q26), 24% of new light-duty vehicles sold in the United States were hybrid electric, battery electric, or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, up from 22% in 2Q25. Between 2Q25 and 2Q26, hybrid electric vehicles continued to gain market share, reachin
Read on eia.gov →Fiscal Year 2027 Tariff-Rate Quota Allocations for Raw Cane Sugar, Refined Sugar, and Sugar-Containing Products
The Office of the United States Trade Representative is providing notice of allocations of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) in-quota quantities of the tariff- rate quotas (TRQs) for imported raw cane sugar, certain sugars, syrups and molasses
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H.J. Res. 1, a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices
As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 3, 2026
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